recordkeeping

noun

rec·ord·keep·ing ˈre-kərd-ˌkē-piŋ

variants or less commonly record-keeping

: the act or practice of recording important information for future reference : the act of keeping records

Due to shoddy recordkeeping, the total area affected … is a mystery, and it will likely remain so.—

David Gargill

Examples of recordkeeping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s all happening less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene, which made landfall more than 100 miles north of Tampa Bay but still wrought serious damage in the region, including causing the highest storm surge since recordkeeping began in 1947. —

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024 Chicago police have long struggled to meet recordkeeping obligations, raising questions about whether the cameras are more helpful to police than their data suggests. —

Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024 Proper recordkeeping is essential for demonstrating compliance in case of an audit or investigation. —

Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 Our planet has just endured its hottest summer on record, with 2024 on track likewise to become the hottest year since recordkeeping began. —

Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recordkeeping

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